Scrimshaw whale tooth

Production date
Circa 1863
 Description
Scrimshaw whale tooth etched by soldiers who passed through Raglan on the way to the Waikato during the New Zealand wars, c.1863.
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Production date
Circa 1863
Measurements
length: 61mm
base: 52mm
Production place
Raglan, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1963/52/1

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